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Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Joint Meeting with City Council
Thursday, June 10, 2004
3:00 p.m.
College Station City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
PARD Staff Present: Steve Beachy, Director; Eric Ploeger, Assistant Director; David Gerling
and Peter Lamont, Recreation Superintendents; Pamela Springfield, Staff Assistant
City Council Members Present: Ron Silvia, Mayor; Dennis Maloney; James Massey; John
Happ; Robert Wareing; Nancy Berry; Susan Lancaster
Other City Staff Present: Tom Brymer, City Manager; Glenn Brown, Assistant City Manager;
Jeff Kersten, Budget Manager; Connie Hooks, City Secretary; Vonn Casares, Assistant City
Secretary
Board Members Present: Glen Davis, Acting Chairman; Larry Farnsworth; Jodi Warner; Don
Allison; Glenn Schroeder
Board Members Absent: John Nichols, Chairman; Gary Erwin
Visitors Present: Todd Callaway, BCS Soccer; Stephen Hollas, Aggieland Soccer Club; Charles
Edelmon, President - Woodland Hills Homeowner's Association
1. Call to order. Glen Davis, as Acting Chairman in John Nichols absence, called the meeting
of the Parks Advisory Board to order at 3:05 p.m.
2. Pardon N possible action concerning requests for absences of members. A motion
was made to accept the absence request forms turned in by John Nichols and Gary Erwin.
The motion was seconded by Jodi W. All were in favor and the motion passed unanimously.
Glen D. turned the meeting over to Steve Beachy.
3. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding lights for soccer fields,
neighborhood park development, and related issues. Steve made a presentation to
Council, which included a letter of request for field lighting from the three soccer
organizations and a summary of the motions (all attached) that had been made at the
June 8, 2004 Parks Board meeting when the issues had been discussed and voted on by the
Board. Steve stated that the motions, as part of the minutes of that meeting, would not be
approved until the July meeting.
The request for soccer field lighting was based on the priority needs of the local soccer
organizations. Part of their request was for the lighting of three fields at Central Park for
practice purposes. Also presented and of equal importance to the Board, was a proposal for
the development of four neighborhood park sites.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Approved July 20,2004
Joint Meeting with City Council
June 10,2004
After the presentation the topic was opened for discussion. Funding options were
discussed. Mayor Silvia requested that the Board establish a policy that in the future when
new fields were developed, lights would be included.
The Council unanimously voted to commit to lighting the three fields at Central Park so that
design work could begin, and to consider funding for the four existing fields at Veterans
Park and Athletic Complex and the development of the four neighborhood park sites as part
of the FY 2005 budget process, as well as to support a grant application with priority going
to the Central Park fields.
4. Adjourn. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board portion of the workshop adjourned at
4:15 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Approved July 20,2004
Joint Meeting with City Council
June 10,2004